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How Donald Trump Vanquished 16 Other Candidates and Won the 2016 Republican Nomination by Eric M. Appleman July 2017 - 128 pages including notes
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Seventeen hopefuls competed for 2016 Republican presidential nomination, each arguing he or she was best suited to take on likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and bring conservative leadership to the country. This book provides an overview of the Republican primary campaign and the candidates and considers how Donald J. Trump bested a field which included many politicians with years of experiences.
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements..........................................................................................vii
Republicans Look for a Winner.............................................................................................1
The Evolving Field.................................................................................................................7
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry...............................................................................................11
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker........................................................................................17
Former Lousiana Governor Bobby Jindal.............................................................................23
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham..............................................................................29
Former New York Governor George Pataki...........................................................................33
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.........................................................................37
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul................................................................................................41
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum......................................................................47
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.....................................................................................51
Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina...............................................................................................57
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore..................................................................................61
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.......................................................................................65
Dr. Ben Carson......................................................................................................................71
Florida Senator Marco Rubio................................................................................................77
Texas Senator Ted Cruz........................................................................................................83
Ohio Governor John Kasich..................................................................................................89
Businessman Donald J. Trump.............................................................................................95
Appendix I: Primary and Caucus Results..............................................................................105
Appendix II: Campaign Finance............................................................................................109
Notes.....................................................................................................................................116
